{"nhtsa_id":10123846,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-17","date":"2013-03-27","document_id":"A971335 2033412-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Steering wheel lock does not work. Various warning lights are on. Steering feels stiffer than usual. The engine cannot be switched off. The ignition key cannot be removed. DTC with description \"Brake control unit, no signal/communication\" is present in several control units. DTC entry in ABS Control unit, J104 (03). One or more may be present. This condition does not result in any drivability concerns. The steering system is fully connected. This condition does not result in any drivability concerns. The steering system is fully connected. The insulation for the ABS wheel speed sensor is damaged in production. Over time, this can lead to corrosion on the wires and restricted functions with the ABS control module. Only the wires in the left bulkhead grommet are affected.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10123846-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10123846-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10123846","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"power-steering","name":"Power steering","parent":"steering"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4","year_from":2009,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_audi_a4","2010_audi_a4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4 ALLROAD","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_a4-allroad","2014_audi_a4-allroad"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4 AVANT","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_a5","2009_audi_a5","2010_audi_a5","2011_audi_a5","2012_audi_a5","2013_audi_a5","2014_audi_a5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5 CABRIOLET","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5","year_from":2009,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_audi_q5","2010_audi_q5","2011_audi_q5","2012_audi_q5","2013_audi_q5","2014_audi_q5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 5","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_rs-5","2014_audi_rs-5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 5 CABRIOLET","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_rs-5","2014_audi_rs-5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S4","year_from":2009,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_audi_s4","2010_audi_s4","2011_audi_s4","2012_audi_s4","2013_audi_s4","2014_audi_s4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S5","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_s5","2009_audi_s5","2010_audi_s5","2011_audi_s5","2012_audi_s5","2013_audi_s5","2014_audi_s5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S5 CABRIOLET","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}